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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-2202 MG24-328

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Grayson Carter County Ky To his Excellency, B. Magoffin in Governor of the commonwealth of Ky.

The under signed petitioners would respectfully represent to you that at the Last April Term ^1860^ of the Carter Circuit Court ^1860^ that Francis McGuire was fined ten Dollars for disturbing religious worship, and whereas Mr McGuire is a poor man with a helpless family they being young, and they ^are to^ Support and to Educate; and Mr McGuire is quite sorry but thinks he was not to blame as he did not intend to do any wrong and he thinks he did no wrong but we cannot relate the whole service circumstances but your petitioners that is acquainted with the circumstances think he ought to receive your clemency, therefore we petition your Excellency to ^remit^ said fine of $10, and for such relief, we shall ever pray

E, P, Davis T. D. Kendall Henry Kelly

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R. D. Davis J. Z. Duley John Ratcliff Jno Littlejohn John T. Shepherd J. B. Ward Jas N. Barnes W L. England Jesse Thompson W R Shepherd W Scott W. Bradford B T. Shepherd

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Rejected B. M